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Artist: Zheng Zhihua (郑智化)
Song: 蜗牛的家 (wō niú de jiā)

蜗牛的家

密密麻麻的高楼大厦
找不到我的家
在人来人往的拥挤街道
浪迹天涯
我身上背着重重的壳
努力往上爬
却永永远远跟不上
飞涨的房价

给我一个小小的家
蜗牛的家
能挡风遮雨的地方
不必太大
给我一个小小的家
蜗牛的家
一个属于自己温暖的
蜗牛的家

A Snail’s Home

Among the thickly dotted buildings,
I can’t find a home to dwell;
On the filled and crowded streets,
I am roving.
I must creep and climb upward,
With my heavy shell;
But can never afford the price
That keeps soaring.

Give me a home so little,
A snail’s home.
A place that can keep out
Wind and rainstorm.
Give me a home so little,
A snail’s home.
A sweet home belonging to me,
A snail’s home.

By Isaiah Siegfried Chen

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